CANOES & KAYAKS
What’s better than walking for miles to a remote mountain before climbing it? Try making that same journey by boat and we think you’ve found your answer.
Canoeing is an ancient pastime and method of transport – and it feels like it. Climbing into a boat and drifting off downstream with a tent packed at your feet is almost the definition of adventure. Canoeing, as opposed to kayaking, uses an open boat usually seating one or two people, and a single bladed paddle. Though you can tackle white water (check out videos of the Liffey Descent for brilliant examples), canoeing is typically more sedate. Journey along remote loch shores, lake sides and rivers spotting unsuspecting wildlife and setting up camp on a secret beach. Combine this with a mountain climb for a truly elemental and remote expedition. Paddling down Loch Veyatie towards the iconic peak of Suilven is one of the finest adventures in the UK. If kayaking is your thing, Scotland is the dream location, especially if you’re up for a grapple with tidal water. A guided sea kayaking trip, particularly in the remote waters around the wild Knoydart peninsula, is pure magic.